The Vardell Report.Little Sprouts

Across 16 licensing visits from December 2021 to October 2026, HHSC cited 41 deficiencies at Little Sprouts; 41 have a recorded correction.

Visits

16

2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

41

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

41

Of 41 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

1

Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

1. Oct 272026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103359

2. Jul 132026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.4751(a)Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect DailyMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 13, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103358

3. Mar 112026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 27, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103357

4. Dec 152025

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103356

5. Dec 42025

   Inspection

   3 deficiencies

   • 746.4201Indoor Space RequirementMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 4, 2025
   • 746.601(c)Provide Access to Children's Records - LicensingMedium riskCorrected Dec 11, 2025
   • 746.2911Adequate Lighting During NaptimeMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 4, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103355

6. Nov 122025

   Inspection

   8 deficiencies

   • 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.4751(b)Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance ChecklistMedium riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.5205(2)Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar yearMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.601(c)Provide Access to Children's Records - LicensingMedium riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.1309(g)Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%Medium-low riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.1301(a)(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual trainingMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025
   • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Nov 26, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103354

7. Feb 52025

   Inspection

   7 deficiencies

   • 746.1315(a)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.Medium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025
   • 746.401(2)Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or InvestigationMedium riskCorrected Feb 12, 2025
   • 746.801(6)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability InsuranceMedium riskCorrected Feb 14, 2025
   • 746.623(2)(D)Immunizations-Docs may be official record or copy that have signature of health care prof. or name of other prof who administered vaccineMedium riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025
   • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025
   • 746.909Access to Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Feb 14, 2025
   • 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2025

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103353

8. Mar 182024

   Inspection

   3 deficiencies

   • 746.1301(a)(6)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 28, 2024
   • 746.4901(a)Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary SurfacingMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 18, 2024
   • 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Mar 28, 2024

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103352

9. Jun 272023

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103351

10. Apr 172023

    Assessment

    1 deficiency

    • 746.203(2)Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of IssuanceMedium riskCorrected Jun 16, 2023

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905252416

11. Sep 292022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103350

12. Apr 282022

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.603(a)Children's Records MaintainedMedium riskCorrected May 13, 2022
    • 746.501(a)(11)Written Operational Policies - ImmunizationsMedium riskCorrected May 13, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103349

13. Apr 122022

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905220632

14. Jan 192022

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103348

15. Dec 302021

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Dec 30, 2021
    • 746.1311(a)Director Annual Training 30 Hours RequiredMedium riskCorrected Jan 31, 2022
    • 746.1309(e)Documented Annual Training- Required ContentMedium riskCorrected Jan 31, 2022
    • 746.603(a)Children's Records MaintainedMedium riskCorrected Jan 10, 2022

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103347

16. Dec 152021

    Inspection

    11 deficiencies

    • 746.401(6)Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care centerMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.1203(2)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible ForHigh riskCorrected Dec 15, 2021
    • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 15, 2022
    • 746.4751(b)Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance ChecklistMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.801(1)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's RecordsMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5205(4)Documentation of DrillsMedium riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Jan 15, 2022
    • 746.5202(1)Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down proceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 31, 2021
    • 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 15, 2022
    • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Dec 15, 2021

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905103346

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Three Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3401(a) in December 2021, February 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Annual Sanitation Inspection. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.3401(a) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Required Personnel Records, Cited in Three Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.901 in December 2021, March 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Required Personnel Records. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.901 across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1203(2) in December 2021 and December 2021. The agency describes it this way: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.1203(2) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
4. 4

   Documented Annual Training- Required Content, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1309(e) in December 2021 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Documented Annual Training- Required Content. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.1309(e) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
5. 5

   Citation 746.1315(b), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1315(b) in February 2025 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.1315(b) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
6. 6

   Citation 746.4751(b), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.4751(b) in December 2021 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.4751(b) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
7. 7

   Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.601(c) in November 2025 and December 2025. The agency describes it this way: Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.601(c) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest
8. 8

   Children's Records Maintained, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a) in December 2021 and April 2022. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records Maintained. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   21212222222223232425252525262626746.603(a) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 746.3401(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Annual Sanitation Inspection: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

2. 02

   What changed after 746.901 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Required Personnel Records: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.

3. 03

   What changed after 746.1203(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

4. 04

   What changed after 746.1309(e) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Documented Annual Training- Required Content: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

5. 05

   What changed after 746.1315(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.1315(b): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

6. 06

   What changed after 746.4751(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.4751(b): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

7. 07

   What changed after 746.601(c) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

8. 08

   What changed after 746.603(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Children's Records Maintained: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

9. 09

   What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

   Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

10. 10

    Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

    HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

• Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1595862

  Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103346

  Visit Dec 15, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103347

  Visit Dec 30, 2021 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103348

  Visit Jan 19, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905220632

  Visit Apr 12, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103349

  Visit Apr 28, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103350

  Visit Sep 29, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905252416

  Visit Apr 17, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103351

  Visit Jun 27, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103352

  Visit Mar 18, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103353

  Visit Feb 5, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103354

  Visit Nov 12, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103355

  Visit Dec 4, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103356

  Visit Dec 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103357

  Visit Mar 11, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103358

  Visit Jul 13, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905103359

  Visit Oct 27, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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